African Inventions in America and Africans in Science and Medicine
Item
Title
African Inventions in America and Africans in Science and Medicine
Description
Assemblage. Large sheet of metal with white painted writing. Medical crutch attached to the top of metal sign, with a fragment of silver metal attached to the base of the crutch.
On the recto, "African Inventions in America," numerous names, dates, and inventions are listed. The sign reads: "AFRICAN INVENTIONS / IN / AMERICA / THIS LIST IS JUST A FEW / 195 PATENTS / GRANTED / BETWEEN / 1871-1899 / OVER / 1,000 / PATENTS / BY 1913 / A.J. BEARD - JENNY COUPIER [sic] 1897 / ROTARY ENGINE 1892 / G.T. WOODS 150 INVENTION STEAM BOILER FURNACE 1884 / ELECTRIRAILWAY 1901 / TELEGRAPHY 1887 / R.B.S. PIKES AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT 1932 / TRANSMISSION SHIFT 1933 / MULTIPLE BARREL MACHINE GUN 1940 / J. MATZELIGER AUTOMATIC SHOE LAST MACHINE 1891 / F.M. JONES AIR CONDITION UNIT / 2-CYCLE 1950, REFRIGERATED TRUCK 1949 / GAS ENG / BOX CAR 1957."
Bottom four lines of text are unreadable.
On the verso, "Africans in Science and Medicine," Joe Minter documents Vivian Sammons research in the Library of Congress. The sign highlights selections from the book, reading: "BOOK / BY / VIVIAN / SAMMONS / AFRICANS IN / SCIENCE & MEDICINE / MORE THAN 1,500 /AFRICAN contribution / CESAR (SLAVE MED. PrATITIONER CURE / RATTLE SNAKE / BITE 1700 / C.R. DREW PHYS SUG FON BLOOD BANK 1904 / 1950 / B.O. DAVIS SR FRIST AFRICAN GEN ARMY 1877-1970 / B.O. DAVIS JR WEST POINT AIR FORCE 1912 / 1856-1940 / E.J. BULLARD AVIATOR 189-1961 / G.W. CARVER AGRICOLUTRIST 1864-1943 / B. BANNEKER SURVEYOR 1731-1806 / W.A. RAYFIEIL [sic] ARCHITECT / R. ARRINGTON JR. ZOOLOGIST 1934 / BLUFORD G.S. Jr. ASTRONAUTS /BOldEN C.S., GREGORY F.d., LAWrENCE R.H. JR. / DWIGHT E. J., JEMISON M.C., MCNAIR R.E."
On the recto, "African Inventions in America," numerous names, dates, and inventions are listed. The sign reads: "AFRICAN INVENTIONS / IN / AMERICA / THIS LIST IS JUST A FEW / 195 PATENTS / GRANTED / BETWEEN / 1871-1899 / OVER / 1,000 / PATENTS / BY 1913 / A.J. BEARD - JENNY COUPIER [sic] 1897 / ROTARY ENGINE 1892 / G.T. WOODS 150 INVENTION STEAM BOILER FURNACE 1884 / ELECTRIRAILWAY 1901 / TELEGRAPHY 1887 / R.B.S. PIKES AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT 1932 / TRANSMISSION SHIFT 1933 / MULTIPLE BARREL MACHINE GUN 1940 / J. MATZELIGER AUTOMATIC SHOE LAST MACHINE 1891 / F.M. JONES AIR CONDITION UNIT / 2-CYCLE 1950, REFRIGERATED TRUCK 1949 / GAS ENG / BOX CAR 1957."
Bottom four lines of text are unreadable.
On the verso, "Africans in Science and Medicine," Joe Minter documents Vivian Sammons research in the Library of Congress. The sign highlights selections from the book, reading: "BOOK / BY / VIVIAN / SAMMONS / AFRICANS IN / SCIENCE & MEDICINE / MORE THAN 1,500 /AFRICAN contribution / CESAR (SLAVE MED. PrATITIONER CURE / RATTLE SNAKE / BITE 1700 / C.R. DREW PHYS SUG FON BLOOD BANK 1904 / 1950 / B.O. DAVIS SR FRIST AFRICAN GEN ARMY 1877-1970 / B.O. DAVIS JR WEST POINT AIR FORCE 1912 / 1856-1940 / E.J. BULLARD AVIATOR 189-1961 / G.W. CARVER AGRICOLUTRIST 1864-1943 / B. BANNEKER SURVEYOR 1731-1806 / W.A. RAYFIEIL [sic] ARCHITECT / R. ARRINGTON JR. ZOOLOGIST 1934 / BLUFORD G.S. Jr. ASTRONAUTS /BOldEN C.S., GREGORY F.d., LAWrENCE R.H. JR. / DWIGHT E. J., JEMISON M.C., MCNAIR R.E."
Subject
Assemblages (sculpture) See all items with this value
African American History See all items with this value
Creator
Minter, Joe
Language
English
Type
Assemblages (sculpture) See all items with this value
Format
metal
paint
medical crutch.